A Belfast man who is currently receiving treatment for an addiction to over the counter medication has warned others of the ...

Meth played a significant role in Kathleen Smith’s life. But, spending a year in county homeless shelters – most recently at the new Port Orchard shelter, Pacific Building – allowed Smith to turn her ...

Nearly 50 million over the age of 12 reportedly have substance use disorders, which can include addictions to alcohol or drugs. Other issues that affect millions - such as gambling, shopping, gaming, ...

President Donald Trump on Monday signed into law a measure authorizing billions of dollars in federal funding to help prevent ...

PLAINS TWP. – A priest active in the fight against drugs told local clergy members Thursday that they should embrace addicts. The Rev. George Clements founded the One Church-One Addict program in ...

When people who use illegal drugs feel like they have to hide their use, the risk of overdose and death soars.

The latest proposals from a state advisory committee on substance use recovery to take over drug distribution for addicts to provide a “safer supply” and even help drug dealers find new jobs are a ...

If we're measuring the success of harm reduction by a reduction in the number of people abusing drugs, then sure, they aren't ...

Nick Carbonaro's mom will tell you her son wasn't a bad person. He just made some bad decisions. After struggling with addiction for years in February he died of a heroin overdose. "I wake him up the ...

Scientists are testing whether GLP-1 drugs can help to cut cravings for cigarettes, alcohol and opioids — as well as food.

I saw two walking zombies, one just barely standing and the other shaking uncontrollably, outside the Eldorado Hotel & Spa as I was going to work. There doesn’t seem a way to fix drug addiction, ...